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Global shift as China looks overseas
December 1, 2007China is beginning a march abroad with banks aiming to imitate the international prominence of the country’s manufacturing industry. Stephen Timewell reports.
Access to Asia
November 5, 2007Hong Kong has emerged as the clear global financial centre in Asia, standing alongside London and New York. Mark Michelson examines the drivers behind the city’s success.
New champions, fresh insights
October 1, 2007Debate on China’s future was fierce at the inaugural summer event of the World Economic Forum held in the Chinese city of Dalian. Stephen Timewell reports.
Opening China’s bank accounts
September 3, 2007China’s banking sector will undergo a dramatic transformation by 2015, writes Bambang Moerwanto.
A big leap for a Chinese giant
September 3, 2007ICBC chairman Jiang Jianqing talks to The Banker about the Chinese market, the bank’s recent growth and its long-term strategy to become an international player.
Payments industry gears up for games
August 1, 2007Wendy Atkins reports on how payment card providers are preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by ensuring that visitors can pay easily for all their needs.
China: words not deeds
August 1, 2007China, the fastest developing country in the world, with a 10.7% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2006, is a very indicative example.
The next stop for investment in public private partnerships
August 1, 2007Bankers are looking at the BRIC countries to expand their business and to boost public private partnership portfolios. Which are the most appealing locations? Silvia Pavoni, John Rumsey, Ben Aris and Kala Rao report on the state of PPP development in Brazil, Russia, China and India .
Kazakh bank makes inroads into China
August 1, 2007One emerging market bank on the move is Bank TuranAlem, which, as one of the largest private banks in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), is expanding overseas.